Acceptance and Use of a Virtual Learning Environment (VLE): Structural Equations Modeling of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology

UTAUT 2 is a model designed to be a starting point for investigating IT adoption and can be used to identify the factors that influence the intention to use it, as well as to be adopted by an organization. The main objective of this research is to validate the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) model by applying the questionnaire to students of a university that has gone through the process of implementing a virtual learning environment. The method is the quantitative one, through the survey strategy. As for the time horizon of the survey, a transversal cut was chosen. The techniques and procedures adopted were the modeling of structural equations with partial least squares in the Smart-PLS 3 software. The instrument used in this article is an adaptation of the questionnaire of Venkatesh et al (2012). The results point to evidence of converging and descriminating validity. This research contributes to the Unified Theory of Technology Acceptance and Use (UTAUT) as it is applied in different environments, evidencing characteristics that may allow its generalization. Finally, in the practical scope, it is possible to use this tool to evaluate and plan the acceptance of a new technology in the organizational scope

O sistema nacional de inspeção e vigilância sanitária para a agricultura familiar e empresarial no Brasil

Neste trabalho é analisado o Sistema Nacional de Inspeção e Vigilância Sanitária - SNIVS, por meio do conjunto de normas que o constitui, assim como, de sua operacionalização enquanto instrumentos de regulação das atividades de produção, distribuição e consumo de alimentos de origem agrícola e pecuária no Brasil. O objetivo desta pesquisa é compreender o funcionamento do Sistema Nacional de Inspeção e de Vigilância Sanitária–SNIVS, suas vinculações institucionais e sua atuação na agricultura familiar e empresarial no Brasil, no contexto da discussão da concentração fundiária. O método utilizado foi à análise documental. Nos resultados da pesquisa identificam-se dois períodos distintos que caracterizam a atuação dos órgãos e entidades que compõem o SNIVS: num primeiro momento, suas atuações são favoráveis a Agricultura Empresarial, num segundo momento, as ações daqueles órgãos e entidades favorecem aos interesses da Agricultura Familiar. A pesquisa mostrou também que o SNIVS está operando um cuidadoso processo de harmonização institucional e operacional de acordo com os tratados bilaterais de comércio firmados com a Organização Mundial do Comércio – OMC e com a Organização Mundial da Saúde – OMS

Bibliometric Study: Analysis Of Scientific Productions On Balanced Scorecard In The Public Sector

With the evolution of management practices, new management methods and tools were adopted in public entities in order to optimize the delivery of services to their steakholders. In this scenario, the Balanced Scorecard (BSC) offers an important tool to assist in the strategic management of public entities. Therefore, this work aims to generate a bibliometric analysis of the scientific production on the BSC tool in the public sector in the period of five years (2014-2018), to clarify the functionalities and to survey data through the Web Database of Science. The procedure to perform this review of scientific production involved, initially, access to the database, followed by research by the terms "BSC and Government" and "BSC and Public Management". Afterwards, they were exported and ordered in the matrix in order to perform the analysis of the elements obtained. The methodology used was of a descriptive and quantitative nature. The main results emphasize that the production registered in the database used is scarce, observing that only 27 publications were found in the studied temporal cutout. It also indicates that, in the range comprised, the Brazilian production was on a large scale together with the Australian and Portuguese production equated to other countries contained in the research and, finally, that there is an inconstancy in the publication of articles related to this subject. This article is structured as follows: introduction, theoretical reference, methodology, results and discussions and conclusion